The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 25, 2186
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
2:16 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3258
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.86° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.99° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.